Window.



W. R. PHILLIPS. WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20, 1911.

1 662,794 Patented May 27, 1913.-

INVENTOR ATTORNEY "entrain rattan OFFICE WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, OF GRAFTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-THIRD TO ALFRED ID. PHILLIPS, OF CINCINNATL OHIO, AND ONE-THIRD T JAMES L. ADAMS, 0F CORAOLPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA.

'W IND O'W.

To all whom it mag] concern:

Be itknown that 1', VVILLIAM R. PHILLIPS,

- a citizen of the United States, residing at- Grafton, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful lm tirovements in "Windows, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to W111 .dows but was designed more particularly for use in store frontconstrnctimi.

The principalobject's of this construction are toprovide an improved metal frame or sash which consists of but few simple parts, constructed to hold the glass firmly but yieldingly, to permit a controlled ventilation, to drain to the outside any moisture that may run down the inner surtareof the glass, to connect the parts together in a simple manner, and generally to (-lieapenthe manufacture of the frames and improve their ctticiency.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure '1 a. fragmentary view. partly in perspective and partly in cross-section showing the preferred form of my invention.

1 Fig. 2 is cross-section on the line Ji -B. Fig.

1. Fig. is a perspective vView of one of the supports for the glass. Fig. at is -a perspective View of the cork tiling shown in the channel in Fig. Fig. is a perspective Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the nut located in the said cork tiling, Fig. 1. Fig. is a section of a modified form of my invention.

()n the drawing, 1 designates the base -1nember of my improved, sash or window frame. It is composed of sheet metal having the fiat base 2 which is intended to rest on or against the window sill or other fixed structure to which the sash is to be secured. The outer cdgeof member 1, is bent upwardly to constitute the outer wall 3 which may have any desired cross-section. The member 1 is at the top of the wall 3 bent toward the plate of glass 1 so as to form a gutter 5 adjacent to and parallel with the glass. The extreme outer edge ofthe memher 1 bentupwardly to form the flange 6 Patent-ed May 2?, 1913.

Serial at. 655,762. V

which lies flat, against or parallel witlnthe outer face of the glass.

Beneath the glass 4 is a series of channels or U-shaped pieces 7 of sheet-metal having their flanges 8 and 9 extending upwardly andtheir bases or bottoms riveted or otherwise secured to the base of the member-1. The channels and the member 1 are secured to the Window sill or other support 10 by the screws 11 (only one shown). On the bottom of each of the channels 7 place a shortpiece of cork tile 12 having its sides engaging the sides of. theeorresponding channel,

A rectangular lio1e"extends transversely through the flange 9 and the tile 12, and eon tains the correspondingly shaped elongated nut 13 which extendsfrom the inner face of the flange 8 into or through the flange 9. The screw 14- extends through the wall 3 and a hole in the flange 8 and works in the adjacent end of the nut- 13 to hold the flange 6 in contact with the glass 4. 'The hole in the flange 8 is preferably the size of the screw but the shape and size of the hole is immaterial so long as it will not ermit the. nut to pasthcrethrougli. This eature is not: essential but is preferable so that, the

screw and the nut may be put in their places at the factory without danger of their becoming loose, misplaced, or lost. The upper edge of each tile 12 may be beveled to the thickness of the glass which is supported thereby.

The outer edge of the member 1 is bent upwardly and baekwardly to form 'the wall 15. having av downwardly turned terminal nels 7.

' 17 is the generally U-shaped cover member made of sheet metal. It closes the space between the flange 16 and the-outer face of the glass. It has the outer central base portion 18, carrying'thc lower flange 19 and the upper flauge 20. The loweeflange 19 first bends up slightly over a corresponding flange 1G a short. distance beyond the chaninwardly into engagement with the chan-' nels. 7, which act as a fulcrum for the cover member when the upper flange 520 is drawn toward the glass l by the action of the screws 14: which extend through the base portion 18 of the cover 17 into the outer ends of the nuts 13. The flange 20 has a terminal flange 23 bent up so as to engage the 'outer face of the glass opposite the flange 6. ,i

Vithin the space bounded by the wall 15, the flange '16 and that portion ofthe base 2 which lies under the wall 15 is the longitudinally sliding shutter 24: having an inner vertical flange 25 resting on the base 2 and an outer flange or curve 26 resting on fhe base 2 at its junction with the wall 15.

The flange has the notches 27 atthe bottom of the flange 25, and the notches 28 at the bottom of the flange 26, the latter notches being arranged to register with corresponding notches 29 (only one shown) in the bottom of the wall 15. The shutter 24: is pro vided with a hole 30 in which a tool or handle may be placed for operating the same, an elongated hole 31 being provided inthe wall15 for the reciprocation of the tool or handle.

' The lower edge of the flange 19 is provided with holes 32. The bottom of the gutterxo is provided with holes through whichmoisture, condensed on the glass and collected in the gutter, may run down into the sash. The moisture flows through the notches 32 and 27 and thence through the notches Q8 ,and 29 when registering with each other. Air may flow in the reverse direction for ventilation, as may be-readily understood. The openings 25) may be entirelyopen, partly open, or entirely closed by the proper adj ustment of the shutter 24.. I I do not limit my invention to the pur poses specified nor do I limit my invention to the details and combinations described and shown except so far as the claims will permit no other details and combinations.

In Fig. 7, I use a single screw 33 which extends through the cover mcn'ibcr l7 and the wall 3 and into the wooden piebe 34 to bind the parts together.

1. In a glass window, a sheet metal base having a lateral member in engagement with one side of the glass and a second lateral member located at the opposite side of th glass and bent upwardly and toward the first lateral member and then downwardly, a cover member havii'ig one portion in engagrmrnt with the rcn'iaining face of the glass and another portion resting upon the said second lateral member, and means For clamping the glass between the said first .mcmber and the covermember.

in a glass window, a sheet; metal mem-v her having a flange in engagement with one face of the glass, a second sheet-metal member at the opposite side of the glass having a portion parallel with the glass and spaced therefrom, a third sheet-metal member having one edge in engagement with the opposite side of the glass, a central portion covering the space between the glass and the said parallel portion of the second HIGmlJCI', and another edge extending beyond the said parallel portion, means for clamping the glass between the first and third members, and means for supporting the glass and preventlng the second edgepf the third member moving toward the first member under the action of the clamping means.

3. In a glasswindow, a sheet metal member having a flange in engagement with one face of the glass, a second sheet-metal member at the opposite side of the glass having a portion parallel with the glassand" spaced therefrom, a third sheet-mctal member having one edge in engagement with the opposite side of theglass, a central portion covering the space between the'glass and the said parallel portion of the second member, and another edge extending beyond the said parallel portion, means for clamping the glass between the first and third members, and means for preventing the second edge of. the thirdmernber moving toward the first member under-the act-ion "Of the clamping means.

4. in a glass window, a hollow sheetmetal sash having lateral portlons 'wlth edges at opposite sides of the glass, a sheetmctal channel beneath the glass, a support for the glass within the channel, a nut carried by the channel, and a screw extending through each of the said lateral portions of the sash and into the opposite ends of the said nuts.

In a glass window, a hollow sheetmetal sash having lateral portions with edges at. opposite sides of the glass, a support for the glass, a nut nonrotarily held by the support, and screws extending through the said lateral portions of the 1 sash andinto. the nut.

6. In a glass window, a hollow sheet.- metal sash having lateral portions with edges at opposite sides of the glass, a sheetmctal. channel beneath the glass, a support for the glass within the channeh'a nut carried by the channchmeans to prevent the longitudinal movement otthe nut towardthe outer side of the sash, and a screw extending through each of the said lateral portions of the sash and into the opposite ends of the said nuts.

' 7. In a window, a glass, a sheet-metal base member having a weather-exposed wall bent upwardlyand backwardly toward the glass and J provided with an upward'bend Signed at Pittsburgh, Pa., this 17th day it itfi inner edge, a shegt-melgal dcoger merlxlrf October, A. D. 1911.

r avin ,aeorrespon ing en tting t e J first-name?! bend, and a flange pert-ion en- 1 WILLIAM PHILLIPS '5 gaging the outer face of the glass, and Witnesses:

means for securing the cover member t9 the ALICE El DUFF, base member. I I F. N. BARBER. 

